On Wings of Eagles

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1. cheaprentalyetiJun 2022
   I don't feel like looking up the style guide right now for the right way to link this, etc... but I'm going to suggest a book: _On Wings of Eagles_ by Ken Follet. You'll have to read it to understand why.
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2. secfirstmdJul 2019
   If you are looking for a contrast with a typical tech bro modern day CEO leadership I highly recommend the book "On wings of Eagles." It describes Ross Perots efforts to gather a mix of staff and hired guns to go into Iran and break some of his staff out of prison during the Iranian Revolution. They actually succeeded. Partly crazy, partly courageous...only in America!
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3. ciexFeb 2010
   US coder gets sent to the middle east for a bunch of money

   Reminds me of Ken Follett's 'On Wings of Eagles' - definitely a recommendation if you're into thrillers! It's about a team of coders from EDS (now part of HP I think) who get sent to Iran to work for the government and are then refused to leave the country.

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4. CamperBob2May 2021
   It's been done:

   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Wings_of_Eagles

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5. fdavisonJul 2019
   None of what I've read today on his passing have mentioned this interesting story of the rescue of his employees from Iran during the revolution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Wings_of_Eagles

   A mini-series was produced about it starring Burt Lancaster

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6. tunapJul 2019
   He also flew into Iran during that time to visit the imprisoned employees to assure them he was doing everything in his power to get them out. If he had been spotted, he surely would have been arrested, too.

   On Wings Of Eagles https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/On_Wings_of_Eagles

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